So this one is on my Project list of "No More (new) Bikes" thread
Put together my MTB for winter night riding with some semi knobbies
Like the front suspension but it's heavier (36 vs ~27) and high rolling restistrence,
Plus standing up and riding hard uphill is futil and sitting the whole time is tough on my knees
I'll save it for the deep snow...
Liked my GoTo winter beater with last winter's light snow and it Michelin 26x1.75
The Aluminum catilever bike started at 24.5 lbs so I was stoked
Decided to finally get the Aluminum frame stripped down,
Figure a shiny framed bike will be more visible in the winter nights :lol:
Can sit more upright so my hands and arms don't take sucha beating
like 2010's winter setup's drop downs plus handle unseen bumps better
Special thanks to others that have stripped and polished their aluminum frames,
so I could see how awesome it looks 8)
Forgot to mention before how nice my wife is!!
She got me a Park Home Edition bike stand for my BDay
Along with a RRB Tshirt, How cool is that??
The BB was crunching :shock: and didn't have the right tool
Went to my LBS and saw the cool mech and he helped me out
He started cringing when heard heard the crunching :lol:
Wrenched the junky one out and aluminum chips fell out
Hooked me up with a Shimano BB that I have the tool and got the old one out: Thanks Man!
Looks like they drilled and tapped the frame with the BB in there :shock: :x
You can see some of the other aluminum chips that came out in the upper right corner
Hate chemical stripper but had to happen, wanted to polish the least amount possible
Took half the bike to get a good method working but it's 90% there
Took some 0000 steel wool and tried to shine it, think it'll look pretty good
Had to laugh at the Michelin Man
Was tired but thought I'd mock it up with the new Country Rock tires
Last minute decision to use the black rims, maybe it will make it look like it's floating :lol:
Here's what it's going to look like, not bad for a day's work but not ridable yet
Plan to clearcoat and finish it up during Thanksgiving weekend and be ready to winter night ride
Until it snows a lot, then maybe snow tires and an easier gear :lol:
Thanks for looking
Steve
Put together my MTB for winter night riding with some semi knobbies
Like the front suspension but it's heavier (36 vs ~27) and high rolling restistrence,
Plus standing up and riding hard uphill is futil and sitting the whole time is tough on my knees
I'll save it for the deep snow...
Liked my GoTo winter beater with last winter's light snow and it Michelin 26x1.75
The Aluminum catilever bike started at 24.5 lbs so I was stoked
Decided to finally get the Aluminum frame stripped down,
Figure a shiny framed bike will be more visible in the winter nights :lol:
Can sit more upright so my hands and arms don't take sucha beating
like 2010's winter setup's drop downs plus handle unseen bumps better
Special thanks to others that have stripped and polished their aluminum frames,
so I could see how awesome it looks 8)
Forgot to mention before how nice my wife is!!
She got me a Park Home Edition bike stand for my BDay
Along with a RRB Tshirt, How cool is that??
The BB was crunching :shock: and didn't have the right tool
Went to my LBS and saw the cool mech and he helped me out
He started cringing when heard heard the crunching :lol:
Wrenched the junky one out and aluminum chips fell out
Hooked me up with a Shimano BB that I have the tool and got the old one out: Thanks Man!
Looks like they drilled and tapped the frame with the BB in there :shock: :x
You can see some of the other aluminum chips that came out in the upper right corner
Hate chemical stripper but had to happen, wanted to polish the least amount possible
Took half the bike to get a good method working but it's 90% there
Took some 0000 steel wool and tried to shine it, think it'll look pretty good
Had to laugh at the Michelin Man
Was tired but thought I'd mock it up with the new Country Rock tires
Last minute decision to use the black rims, maybe it will make it look like it's floating :lol:
Here's what it's going to look like, not bad for a day's work but not ridable yet
Plan to clearcoat and finish it up during Thanksgiving weekend and be ready to winter night ride
Until it snows a lot, then maybe snow tires and an easier gear :lol:
Thanks for looking
Steve